Antiretroviral Drugs Approved By FDA for HIV

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Brand Name

Generic Name

Firm Name

Approval Date

Retrovir Capsules

zidovudine, AZT

Glaxo Wellcome

19 March 87

Retrovir Syrup

zidovudine, AZT

Glaxo Wellcome

28 September 89

Retrovir Injection

zidovudine, AZT

Glaxo Wellcome

02 February 90

Videx

didanosine, ddI

Bristol Myers-
Squibb

09 October 91

Hivid

zalcitabine,ddC

Hoffman-La
Roche

19 June 92

Zerit

stavudine, d4T

Bristol Myers-
Squibb

24 June 94

Epivir

lamivudine, 3TC

Glaxo Wellcome

17 November 95

Invirase

saquinavir

Hoffman-La
Roche

06 December 95

Norvir

ritonavir

Abbott
Laboratories

01 March 96

Crixivan

indinavir

Merck & Co., Inc.

13 March 96

Viramune

nevirapine

Boehringer
Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.

21 June 96

Viracept

nelfinavir

Agouron
Pharmaceuticals

14 March 97

Rescriptor

delavirdine

Pharmacia &
Upjohn

04 April 97

Combivir

zidovudine and lamivudine

Glaxo Wellcome

26 September 97

Fortovase

saquinavir

Hoffman-La
Roche

07 November 97

Sustiva

efavirenz

DuPont Pharmaceuticals

17 September 98

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